Television in Libya
Television in Libya has a penetration estimated at 76% for 2011.[1]
Before the 2011 civil war, there were eight free-to-air satellite channels headquartered in the country, seven of which were owned by the Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting Corporation. Libyan Radio and TV has become the successor to the LJBC, and more than 20 stations are said to be broadcasting in the country.
Amongst the new independent satellite channels to have launched in 2011, were Al Watan TV, Alassema TV, Libya TV and Libya Alhurra TV, all of which broadcast news, talk shows and current affairs. The private satellite TV station Libya al-Ahrar has been established with assistance from Qatar.[1] Supporters of the former regime own the new Al-Jamahiriya channel (formerly known as "The Green Channel"). Recently 218 TV channel launched based in Amman targeting the Youth in Libya
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- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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- Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Somaliland
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- Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / Plazas de soberanía (Spain)
- Madeira (Portugal)
- Mayotte / Réunion (France)
- Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
- Western Sahara
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